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 The Beast emerges - albeit a bit slowly - from hibernation August 21, 2008
Written by outreville_in
As a long time KC listener but incredibly a first-time KC audience member, I approached this show with an uncritical expectation. I didn’t think it would take much to please me. I was, however, left a bit disappointed by the show. I didn’t feel that the band hit its stride until nearly an hour in, which had the effect of making the show seem shorter than it actually was. No new material was presented, and only minor variations were offered on this well known and arguably overexposed repertoire. (Everything heard here has been recorded live, and arguably better performed, on numerous prior occasions.) The band didn’t get airborne, in my opinion, until it played "B’Boom", then gaining altitude on "Dinosaur" and "Level Five". From that point on, though, the band was swinging hard and real pleasure to listen to. I only found one thing objectionable: I was really surprised and disappointed to see a band of Crimson’s caliber and presumable lack of pretension stoop to engage in that most tedious of rock concert cliches - The Repeated Standing Ovation/Encore Ritual. Certainly the evident appreciation and dedication of the King Crimson audience makes such a pretense unnecessary (and a bit insulting). Overall, though, the performance was a treat, and I can check off "See King Crimson perform live" from my list of things I must do before I die.
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The King Is Dead Thu., Sep 20, 2012
Posted by: beloy51
When I first saw The King in Chicago in 1969 my mind was so blown away I wanted to throw my guitar in the river. I remember Lake’s poke-a-dot shirt, Bob sitting On A Read more
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this is not closing time? Thu., May 3, 2012
Posted by: bruno84
this concert is unstained pleasure; this easily could be a CD that can matche others.
all versions are awsome. PLEASE MAKE A CD;
Bruno.
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Where R We? Mon., Dec 26, 2011
Posted by: harmonicscarf
i waited quite a while to get this one........and i have such immense and unwieldy feelings about it. on one hand, the ’sickness’ of the percussion is devastatingly grandiose and Read more
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OH LORD Sat., Apr 30, 2011
Posted by: melvinc7
This is terrible.Gavin ,d pat are jive drummers getting over.No black drummers?Miles davis used white musicians.wake up Mr.Fripp."
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Chicago, Illinois August 07, 2008
Posted by: chrisklenox
This is the first King Crimson performance I have been able to attend and what a fantastic performance it was! I was able to sit very close to the stage, maybe about four or five paces from Read more
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BELEW Wed., Aug 25, 2010
Posted by: 10yearslovekingcrimson
sing a small bad , have a problem?
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Chicago, Illinois August 07, 2008
Posted by: melvinbcollins
Can’t stand the drums mr.harrison needs lessons I cannot listen to this recording the drums are pretty bad get brufrod back quick or hire some one who can play like my self best regards melvin b collins Read more
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The Mighty Crim isn't dead! Sun., May 16, 2010
Posted by: Slipstream
If it weren’t for the odd mix I’d give this show a six-star rating, but I felt that it had to be reduced to a "mere" five...
Let’s face it, King Crimson’s flame delayed to begin to catch that night, however, Read more
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Whish I could have been there Mon., Oct 5, 2009
Posted by: tomten
hearing this recording for the first time let me feel a deep running regret that I read only a few days before that Robert Fripp with almost absolute certainty ruled out any Read more
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